My 15 Minutes of Fame

Posted by Pinky on Jul 7, 2010 in Blog | 6 comments

Today begins a new chapter in PinkyGonzales.com blog history.  I am going to start posting audio and video segments to coincide with the written format.  (Revolutionary, I know.)  Most of these will be interviews with people I love and respect, including artists, executives and entrepreneurs that split-the-gap between business and entertainment, starting with this interview of… me. (Whom I love and only somewhat respect.)

Billboard.biz filmed this segment after the Country Music Summit that took place in Nashville last month.  They asked me a few questions about current and future technology trends in the entertainment industry so I thought it was an appropriate setup to this series.  It’s also just kind of neat to be formally interviewed by Billboard, as they have been THE go-to resource for Industry professionals longer than I have been alive.  With that said, here are my current thoughts on the pros and cons of offering free content, the present and future of mobile entertainment platforms, 5 tools every artist should use and a preview of the new location-based service I will be announcing publicly within a matter of days.  You heard it here first.

Without further ado:

And for the record, I did not mean to imply that Kenny Chesney spent $100k on his brilliant mobile app, though I know others that have.

For those that may be following the series on Investing in the Music Business, stay tuned.  I’ll be back with more in the morning.